High-Accuracy Pressure Transducers for Critical Medical Gas Delivery Systems

The ISO 13485 certified Gems Sensors & Controls (Gems), leading industry suppliers of liquid level, pressure and flow sensors, as well as fluid control devices, have announced the successful application of their high-accuracy pressure transducers within medical gas delivery systems.

Gems recognises that the provisioning of medical gases within hospitals and other critical care environments requires absolute conformance to stringent industry health and safety standards. Medical gas OEMs, integrators, distributors and facility safety managers must be completely assured of supply quality and continuity. For more than 20 years, Gems pressure transducers have offered high-reliability monitoring of stored and delivered oxygen; helium, xenon, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide; medical and surgical air; compressed air; and medical vacuum systems. Typical applications can range from a few dozen transducers; to custom OEM volume manufacturing of fully degreased, oxygen compatible sensors; to full medical gas distribution pipelines; to bespoke manifold designs.
Gems 3100 Series and 3500 Series pressure transducers are commonly specified for critical medical gas pressure level monitoring and control. They are also used to provide critical early warning of possible pressure changes affecting supply continuity. Both 3100 and 3500 Series pressure transducers feature all stainless steel wetted parts. They can reliably operate over a wide range of pressure settings, with high accuracy, low thermal errors and wide temperature compensation. Their compact size facilitates ease of installation within space constrained environments.

At the heart of the Gems 3100 Series is a thin-film sputter element which provides exceptional temperature specifications. Alternately, the 3500 Series incorporates an MMS element which quickly reaches full accuracy at power-up, making it an excellent choice for remote, battery powered, or other applications in which power draw and time must be minimised. Particularly for design engineers, the Gems 3500 Series offers unique advantages, as within its compound form, it can accurately measure a wide range of pressures, from -1 bar to +1 bar. This allows for the specification of a single, high-accuracy pressure transducer model for the support of multiple, diverse medical gas requirements, including medical vacuum systems.

All specified Gems pressure transducers may be rapidly customised with specific pressure ranges, ports, connectors, cables and electrical outputs. Manufactured products are fully degreased for use with medical gases prior to shipment. For qualified OEMs and integrators, Gems can also assist with custom manifold designs to help address specific industry regulatory compliance standards.
For more information about the Gems and their available medical sensing technology offerings, please visit http://www.gemssensors.com/Markets/Medical.